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2017-18 regular season

Capitals at Islanders

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–1

Capitals beat Islanders 7–3 at UBS Arena on March 15, 2018.

WSH – NYI
22–38
Shots on goal
1/1–0/3
Power play
12–16
Hits
17–9
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Dmitry Orlov
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 20:54 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 17:01 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Philipp Grubauer
35 saves
0.921 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🏝️ Brock Nelson Go-ahead 1st · 02:19
Assists: Tanner Fritz, Ryan Pulock · beat Philipp Grubauer
0–1
🦅 Lars Eller Tying 1st · 10:32
Assists: Jakub Vrana, Brett Connolly · beat Christopher Gibson
1–1
🦅 T.J. Oshie Go-ahead 1st · 11:29
Assists: Andre Burakovsky, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Christopher Gibson
2–1
🏝️ Andrew Ladd Tying 1st · 12:29
Assists: Mathew Barzal, Jordan Eberle · beat Philipp Grubauer
2–2
🦅 Dmitry Orlov Go-ahead 1st · 17:17
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Tom Wilson · beat Christopher Gibson
3–2
2nd period
🦅 Andre Burakovsky 2nd · 03:12
Assists: Jakub Jerabek, Matt Niskanen · beat Christopher Gibson
4–2
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom PP 2nd · 10:22
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry Orlov · beat Christopher Gibson
5–2
3rd period
🦅 John Carlson 3rd · 15:41
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Jaroslav Halak
6–2
🏝️ Ryan Pulock 3rd · 16:33
Assists: Tanner Fritz · beat Philipp Grubauer
6–3
🦅 T.J. Oshie Empty net 3rd · 18:06
Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Nicklas Backstrom
7–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Oshie 18:44
L2 Backstrom · Wilson · Smith-Pelly 16:57
L3 Burakovsky · Beagle · Eller 13:03
L4 Vrana · Stephenson · Connolly 9:38
D1 Niskanen · Carlson 22:20
D2 Orlov · Orpik 20:08
D3 Kempny · Jerabek 16:56
🏝️Islanders
L1 Beauvillier · Barzal · Tavares 18:12
L2 Lee · Nelson · Bailey 17:01
L3 Ladd · Fritz · Eberle 15:43
L4 Johnston · Cizikas · Clutterbuck 11:11
D1 Leddy · Boychuk 21:29
D2 Pulock · Davidson 18:45
D3 Hickey · Pelech 16:53

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH NYI🏝️
22 Shots on goal 38
1/1 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
12 Hits 16
17 Blocked shots 9
5 Takeaways 5
7 Giveaways 15
6 Penalty minutes 2
WSH shooting 31.8% (7/22) NYI shooting 7.9% (3/38)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Philipp Grubauer
35/38
.921 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Jaroslav Halak
8/9
.889 SV% · 1 GA · 29:09 TOI
Christopher Gibson
7/12
.583 SV% · 5 GA · 30:22 TOI

Where the goals came from

10 of 10 goals located
Brock Nelson · 1st 02:19 · 0–1 Lars Eller · 1st 10:32 · 1–1 T.J. Oshie · 1st 11:29 · 2–1 Andrew Ladd · 1st 12:29 · 2–2 Dmitry Orlov · 1st 17:17 · 3–2 Andre Burakovsky · 2nd 03:12 · 4–2 Nicklas Backstrom · 2nd 10:22 · 5–2 John Carlson · 3rd 15:41 · 6–2 Ryan Pulock · 3rd 16:33 · 6–3 T.J. Oshie · 3rd 18:06 · 7–3
WSH NYI
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–2
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 15-0 (100% win rate, 15 games)
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-6-2 (27% win rate, 11 games)
After 2nd — 5–2
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-5 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–1
Dec 112017 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 1–3 Nov 22017 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 3–4 Jan 312017 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 2–3 Dec 272016 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 3–4 Dec 132016 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 4–2
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Who won Capitals vs Islanders on March 15, 2018?

Capitals won 7–3. The final score was Capitals 7, Islanders 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

T.J. Oshie (2), Andre Burakovsky, Dmitry Orlov, John Carlson, Lars Eller, Nicklas Backstrom.

Who scored for Islanders?

Andrew Ladd, Brock Nelson, Ryan Pulock.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Philipp Grubauer made 35 saves on 38 shots (.921 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Jaroslav Halak made 8 saves on 9 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Islanders season series?

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 12 ✈️WPG @ 🦅WSH 2–3 AfterMar 16 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 3–6
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeMar 11 🏝️NYI @ 🔥CGY 5–2 AfterMar 16 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 3–6
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